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Shadow’s Keep

Shadow’s Keep Meghan O'Flynn · 2018 · 382p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A compulsively readable thriller in the vein of Rachel Abbott, Lucinda Berry, and Gillian Flynn, Shadow’s Keep is a mind-bending exploration of obsession, desperation, and how far we’ll go to protect those we love. Get this suspenseful standalone ebook today! "Dark, intense, and addictively twisted.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae OLD SINS. NEW BLOOD. Deputy Sheriff William Shannahan doesn’t… Shares Thriller

The Color of Death

The Color of Death Trey Gowdy & Christopher Greyson From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own life in order to solve the case.Following the death of his wife and daughter, Colm Truesdale is left mentally scarred. After time off, and with no desire to return to the… Shares Thriller

The Donut Legion

The Donut Legion Joe R. Lansdale In this standalone, Edgar-award winning author, Joe R. Lansdale, whom "few can match" (Booklist) beams a light on an East Texas town where a QAnon-style, evangelist cult is brewing trouble.  Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbors claim she’s running from bill… Shares Thriller

Bang Switch Jamie Lee Scott Something stinks in Peculiar, Texas, and it's not just the dead cop Sergeant Zane Gwilly found shortly before midnight. Kate Darby misses patrolling the streets of Peculiar, Texas, but she has unfinished business. And she can't have the cops knowing what she's doing.What do the death of a drug dealer and (two months later) a cop have in common? That's what Kate and Zane need to find out. Shares Thriller

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In a Hard Wind David Housewright · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Once a homicide detective in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rushmore McKenzie is, through a series of unlikely events, both a millionaire and an occasional private investigator. As an unofficial PI, McKenzie only looks into the occasional situation for friends or friends of friends. Jeanette Carrell stretches McKenzie’s guidelines but she's in a bind. She's been arrested, indicted, and about to go on… Shares Thriller

Closing Time Michael Ledwidge · 2025 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The next pulse-pounding Michael Gannon thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson's Michael Bennett series It's springtime in Key West, and Michael Gannon is busy supporting his son’s dreams of making it in minor league baseball. But a late-night encounter with a seemingly harmless Australian at a dive bar turns deadly when Gannon unwittingly becomes the prime… Shares Thriller

Five Card Murder

Five Card Murder Bruce Hammack · 2021 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Moderate An inheritance worth millions. A killer with a list… and Smiley's on it.Blind PI Steve Smiley unexpectedly becomes the executor of a large Texas estate after the rancher dies under suspicious circumstances. His task becomes even more complex when the ranch's foreman is found murdered.As Smiley delves into his executor duties, he realizes there is no shortage of suspects in the dysfunctional… Shares Thriller

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One Last Secret

One Last Secret Adele Parks · 2022 · ★ 3.7 "I’ll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time"—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment"Absolutely gripping"—Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains"Whip-smart protagonist, immensely satisfying"—Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Forgotten"Parks gets better and… Shares Thriller

The Candidate Coroner

The Candidate Coroner Paul Austin Ardoin · 2019 · 485p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Two contentious elections. One dead philanderer. A monumental conspiracy.Acting coroner Fenway Stevenson has barely caught her breath when another high-profile murder rocks the coastal town of Estancia. The victim: a charismatic but notorious real estate mogul known more for his affairs than his business sense. When his body is found in a pedestrian underpass, it sends shockwaves through the… Shares Thriller

Never Forgive Never Forget (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators #4)

Never Forgive Never Forget (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators #4) Dan Ames Shares Thriller with this book.

Dead Irish John Lescroart THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING DISMAS HARDY SERIES!In his new life as a bartender at the Little Shamrock, Dismas Hardy is just hoping for a little peace. He’s left both the police force and his law career behind. Unfortunately it’s not as easy to leave behind the memory of a shattering personal loss—but for the time being, he can always take the edge off with a stiff drink… Shares Thriller

Seventeen John Brownlow · 2022 *Winner of the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for Best Thriller**A Financial Times Best Thriller Book of 2022*You'll never know my name.But you won't forget my number.Behind the events you know are the killers you don’t. When diplomacy fails, we're the ones who gear up. Officially we don’t exist, but every government in the world uses our services. We’ve been saving the world, and your ass, for… Shares Thriller

A Purple Place for Dying

A Purple Place for Dying John D. MacDonald & Lee Child From a beloved master of crime fiction, A Purple Place for Dying is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.   Travis McGee’s taking his retirement in installments while he’s still young enough to enjoy it. But sooner or later, his money runs out and he has to work. This time McGee’s lured out West to a strangely secretive meeting… Shares Thriller

The Curator M W Craven Shortlisted for the VN Thriller of the Year 2022Longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger 2021'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARKLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER______________________Nothing says Christmas like severed fingersIt's December and a… Shares Thriller

Deadly Sins: Wrath

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The Disloyal Coroner

The Disloyal Coroner Paul Austin Ardoin A dead deputy. A reopened murder case. And a coroner caught in the crossfire.When a young sheriff's deputy is killed in a late-night hit-and-run, Coroner Fenway Stevenson soon discovers it was no accident. The deputy had only been on the job for a few days—but had he started unraveling secrets within his department?Then a second case is thrown back on Fenway's desk: a murder that was supposed to… Shares Thriller

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